Nigeria, Dec. 11 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained a former governor of Anambra State, Chris Ngige.

PREMIUM TIMES learnt that Mr Ngige, who served as Nigeria's minister of Labour and Employment from 2015 to 2023, was arrested by some EFCC operatives on Wednesday at his residence on Justice Mohammed Bello Road in Abuja.

There were speculations earlier on Wednesday that the former governor was "abducted" by gunmen in Nigeria's capital.

However, Fred Chukwuelobe, a media aide to Mr Ngige, debunked the speculation, explaining that the EFCC picked up the former governor.

"Ngige is with the EFCC. He was not 'abducted' or 'kidnapped,'" Mr Chukwulobe wrote on Facebook Wednesday night.

The media aide promised...